this time brothers dexter and martin luther king iii are suing their younger sister, bernice, demanding she hand over dr. martin luther king jr.'s 1964 nobel peace prize and dr. king's traveling bible. the same bible used during president obama's 2013 inauguration. the complaint filed on behalf of the estate of martin luther king jr. incorporated alleges bernice is hiding their father's bible and medal at an undisclosed location and if something were to happen to them, they could be lost forever. in a statement bernice fought back admitting she has them and refuses to hand them over to the estate, she says because her brothers want to sell them. bernice calls that plan spiritually violent, uncon shenable, historically negligent and outright morally reprehensible. she writes our father must be turning in his grave. this is not the first time the king children have thrown legal punches at each other. in 2008 martin iii and bernice teamed up against dexter. the siblings settled before dexter's day in court. >> we love each other. we always love each other. and we're going to move forward a

what bernice king bernice king taken the nobel peace prize and their father's traveling bible becausesell them. that's why you saw in the video of the press conference that you saw, that you just showed, a lot of people standing behind her and there are a lot of people around the country who are very upset about the brothers plans. >> is it really about the selling of these pieces of history, if you will, or is there a bigger issue at play here? what is the major sticking point that they just cannot seem to get past? >> if you're going to sell the nobel peace prize and martin luther king's traveling bible, money is the issue here. but i think bernice king is on to something where she talks about there is a greater cause here on right side of history. a lot of people have said and i tend to agree, that it's just -- those two items, those two artifacts are sacred. they are sacred to their father's memory and sacred to not only the civil rights movement but the history of this country and the idea that those two things would be sold and sold to the highest bidder is something that a lot

bernice king said her brothers want to sell the items. you will hear from her.him as the rough and tough patriarch of the chopper's family, but what you may not have known about paul tulths senior is he is a recovering addict. grimy. blowing things up and building bikes. it's what the star of the show orange county shoppers does best. there was a time that tulths's future didn't seem so bright. >> i started early drinking and getting high and back then you think that that stuff is going go away as you get older. what it does it is gets worse. >> as a younger guy they hit the sauce early and often. >> i could drink a quart of whiskey at lunchtime and go back to work. >> after years of giving everything to alcohol, he realized it came down to a choice. live or die. >> i was pretty fortunate that i was able to get a 12-step program. i went nine years straight and i was afraid to miss a meeting. >> he began to change, but his friends didn't. >> just because i stopped drinking, didn't mean everything else did. everybody i associated with drank and drank hard. the fir

king iii and dexter king say that bernice king has this 1964 nobel peace prize, the medal, and the bibler they say it is in her perm possession. they belong to the he is sate. and the estate wants them back. why? king -- bernice king says the brothers want to sell them. and you held this bible. >> yeah this is something -- she took it out of a case and you can page by page go through it. there is some inscriptions on it, as well. it is amazing. but you're saying that now this is not -- it's in her possession. nobody knows where this is. >> she says in a statement she released after this complaint was filed she has them in a safe and secure place and refusing to turn them over. i want to read two sentences and you can get the passion from just these two sentences. and she writes, as a minister of the gospel, the thought of selling my daddy's bible troubles my mind, vexes my spirit and weighs on my soul. the thought of profiting from the sale of the peace prize medal which my father accepted 50 years ago this year for the peace this nation has seen is spiritually violent, unconscionable, h

king's estate, controlled by his sons filed a lawsuit against their sister, bernice king demanding sheurn the items. today, bernice king said she will not hand them over because the brothers plan to sell them. >> because he save my bible and my medal are never to be sold. >> over the years the siblings sued one another multiple times over dr. king's legacy. >> coming up on abc7 news at 4:00 heads will roll, again. efforts to restore popular symbols of san francisco's past. >> i'm spencer christian. dreary looking sky over the bay. we expect our next big rain storm, i'll have the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and another look at traffic this afternoon. this sat approach to the golden gate bridge. you can see you've got drops on the lens and a cloudy, foggy day. traffic northbound heavier than it is coming into the city. back with more on abc7 news at 4:00 in just a moment. covered california is howt californians can take advantage. we can help you get quality health insurance right now. to sign up, call 800-787-9159 or go to coveredca.com. you can also use our website to find loca

bernice king was at ebenezer baptist church, where her father was a minister, and she criticized her brothers for filing a lawsuit against her. and the courts want to force bernice to turn over the traveling bible and the nobel peace prize, and she says that she wants to sell them. >> with this historic plea, i believe negligent action of my brothers to usher in what is perceived to be the latest round of a family conflict, but my reality is that if i willingly sold my father's bible and nobel prize, my conscience would haunt me for the rest of my life. >> bernice king said that her father would not want those items sold, and the king children have been in and out of court for a number of years over a variety of disputes involving their father's estate. >>> 2013 was a record year for the hotel estate. it totaled over $6 billion in the year, and the city took in over $232,000 in room sales tax, and last year's presidential inaugural helped with that number, but it still achieved despite the government shutdown. >>> today would have been ronald reagan's 103rd birthday. today, a group i

we have this response from bernice king. we will read a couple of sentence. e future of the king center, i would not support the sale of most of the memorability listed in the 2007 e-mail. she goes on to say i have and always will object to the sale of the nobel peace prize. i believe the sale of the items is sacrilegious of my father's legacy. the fighting continues. >> it's just sad with all of this fighting. we now have news here at cnn about the deaths of two former navy s.e.a.l.s on board this ship in alabama. traces of narcotics and hypodermic needles have been found next to their bodies in a ship cabin. this suggests that both of these men died of a drug overdose. the ship name sounds familiar, it should. this was targeted by somali pirates and made famous boy the film, captain phillips. coming up, have you heard about this app, what's app? facebook paid $19 billion for this company and why are they worth so much money? unlimited text... and 10 gigs of data to share. 10 gigs? 10 gigs. all for $160 dollars a month. you know, i think our family really nee

bernice king says that her brothers only want the items so they can sell them for profit. today, she said she is disassociating herself from her brothers. >> it's not about another sibling rivalry. it's about standing on principle. it's important that i am on the right side of history. when the record books are written, let it be said that there was at least one heir who tried to further the legacy left by her father and mother. >> dr. king's traveling bible was used in president obama's second inauguration. >>> still ahead, our "newsroom" gut check. it has to do with this sign, this sign that tells people guns are banned, and why some school officials don't want to post it as required by illinois law. >>> plus -- >> probably when the sitting president came on, when barack obama came on. i mean, the actual president of the united states. i'm sure that was pretty amazing. >> one last might. we'll take a look back at jay leno's time on "the tonight show" as he prepares for his final show. [ male announcer ] this man has an accomplished research and analytical group at his di

the lawsuit says that bernice king secreted and sequestered their dad's peace prize and traveling bible in violation of a property agreement, mrs. king who is the ceo of the king center has not responded and tony, always so unfortunate when you see family squabbles especially related to mat tin luther king. >> there have been a few over the years. >> that's right. >> appreciate it. >> a new storm is making its way across the midwest as we speak from arkansas to iowa. is adding insult to injury, classes canceled and more could come by tomorrow morning, dave warren is tracking the system for us. >> the big thing will be the ice here with this storm. we are talking about cold air at the surface. you have rainfalling into snow, or cold air, that's where you get this mixing and ice and look at where it is headed. the storm intensified brings up the warm air, a large area of sleet and freezing rain. from washingtondc up through baltimore. watch the temperatures closely, it may fall as rain but it can freeze once it hits something. the low pressure off the coast will keep the cold air at the s

yesterday a judge ordered bernice king to turn over both items so they can be put in a safe deposit box. the items will remain there until the dispute is settled. lawyers for both sides said that idea is fair. a pizza hut employee has been fired and the restaurant shut down after he relieved himself in the kitchen sink. the incident happened at the pizza hut in kermit, a town in west virginia on the border with kentucky. a video of the man urinating was posted on you tube. in a statement, pizza hut said it does not tolerate violations of its operation standards. prosecutors say since no food was involved, the man cannot be charged with assault. >> i guess we didn't show the video. that's probably the best. >> i see that pizza hut still gets us hungry at this time of the day. but let's talk about the flood watch already in effect. this is through noon. we are on bill look out for flooding. a high possibility. we will get about 1 in. or more of a train coming through. add that to the water that is already in the snow and ice pack and that's where we have the potential for flooding. right

third and dexter king control his estate and have now filed a lawsuit against their own sister, bernice kingeir father's nobel peace prize and travelingg bible. it says that bernice has the peace prize and traveling bible in violation of a property agreement. mrs. king who is the ceo of the king center has not publicly responded. >>> you know, tony, the story that i am amazed by, that one in southeast, michigan they were terrorize ed by this guy firing shots and it turns out that he was having delusions and whatnot. i mean, it is a miracle that nobody was injured in that. >> absolutely. thankfully. all right, david, appreciate it. david shuster with us, thank you. >>> the debate over evolution and creationism is front of and center in kentucky tonight. two men about to battle it out. jonathan martin is live for us in kentucky. who were tonight's combatants? >> reporter: one of the people i am sure you have heard of bill y even the science guy will be did debate odd the evolution side of things and facing off with ken hamm founder of the creationism museum in kentucky. this debate gets starte

bernice king says she won't do that.why, but she told cnn why it's important for her to stand on what she calls quote the right side of history. >> i don't feel his legacy will ever be tainted because he's a world icon. he's a visionary leader that so many people around the world draw strength from, direction from. and i think that's well established in the world, global history and he's a leader, an icon of the ages and so, for us though, you know, that's one of the reasons why it was important for me to make it clear that i'd be on the right side of history, so 20, 30, 50, 100 years from now, it will be known that bernice a. king did not support the selling of these sacred items. >> it does seem all very tawdry. can you tell us where the items are now and where you think they should be? >> at the vice of legal counsel, i'm not able to say where they are, but my brothers are aware of where they are and you know, it was my hope even when the bible returned from the inauguration that it could have been on display at the k

king's sons are suing their sister for the items, but bernice king says she's just trying to save thembeing sold. we're live in atlanta, victor? >> reporter: good morning. dr. king preached at this church. his daughter will return to this church to throw the latest punch in a legal fight with her brothers to stop a sale that she says would be spiritually violent. the king children are fighting each other again. this time brothers dexter and martin luther king the 3 are suing their younger sister bernice demanding she hand over martin luther king nobel peace prize and his bible. the same bible used during president obama's 2013 inauguration. they allege she is hiding their father's bible and medal. in a statement, bernice fought back admitting she has them and refuses to hand them over to the state, she says because her brothers want to sell them. bernice calls that spiritually violent and outright morally reprehensible. she writes, our father must be turning in his grave. this is not the first time the king children have thrown legal punches at one another. in 2008, they sued dexter al

last week they filed a lawsuit calling for bernice king their sister, to turn over the items. extremely troubling. >>> and then in an effort to bring better technology to classrooms, the president visits a school where kids were assigned ipads to do their work. he decided to try one out. >> give me an ipad. this is kevin. say hi kevin. >> hi. >> kevin has done an outstanding job filming today, and he looks sharp in the tie, also. i have been recording this -- i thought you had it on record. we have to do it all over. this is kevin, and he looks sharp in his tie. >> the president announced yesterday american companies are donateding $750 million in products to bring high speed internet to schools. >> yes, you have to hit the record button mr. president. happens to the president, too. >>> members of the chilly hot red peppers are giving away a secret, they faked playing guitars and base during the super bowl's half-time show. ♪ >>> anthony sang live but the bands mimed playing their instrument because they did not have time to set up. >> the base player said quote, we thought it

bernice king is accusing her brother, that would be martin luther king iii and dexter king of trying president obama's inauguration last year. they're also accused of trying to sell his 1964 nobel peace love/hate begin wech >> so what was the deal. >> that presented the speculation that she must have something to hide so they went through digging up every possible scandal and rumor and publishing under cover of this might have been in the "vanity fair" story. i don't think it might have been published otherwise. but graydon's letter makes him a sean man in an insane world. he's like how did this get to this point? >> with us the article and completed and cement to vani"va fai fair"? >> yeah. the writer wrote her story, the love/hate essay which was never going to be about skeletons nguyi nguyenein gwyneth paltrow's story. nguyenein gwyneth paltrow's story. it tells the story beautifully. ♪ ♪ ♪ guy 1: i'm glad i got it while it's still around. with 30 ingredients to choose from, you can't go wrong. guy 2: yeah, i've never had a combo like this. guy 1: like i always say, you've got to